That could  be the first and most important thing to many of us when we come to a new city, a new country. Find a good coffee shop and get a damn fine cup of coffee. Let’s learn how to do that in Russian.

Ваш преподаватель и кофеиновый трудоголик, 
Елена

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как заказывать кофе в кофейне_How to order coffee in a coffee shop

数字 shù zì numbers 6 liù  six  7   qī   seven  8  bā  eight    9  jiǔ   nine   10   shí    ten

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第七课 lesson 7

Learn about the movement of the Earth and why it’s hot in summer and cold in winter. This presentation is for intermediate English learners. 

Download a free worksheet at https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/17/the-seasons-intermediate/
And don't forget to leave your answer to the Question of the Day! *What is your favorite season and why?*

This article has been adapted from “The Seasons” in Astronomy, by Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff, published by OpenStax in 2016. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/4-2-the-seasons

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For the Love of Language and Writing

The Seasons | Intermediate English

1.面粉加一个鸡蛋，加小半碗水搅拌成絮状。
2.用手掌给他揉成面团醒20分钟。
3.西红柿打十字型，放在热水里泡，去皮。
4.切成丁备用。
5.把面团擀成薄薄的圆饼。
6.来回折起来，切成你需要的宽度。
7.用手一抖就都开了。
8.把西红柿炒化。
9.加入番茄酱和白糖。
10.炒成这样可以用可以继续炒。
11.我是炒到基本都化了。
12.加一瓢水，开锅加盐，下面条。
13.待汤汁快收干一半时，面条也就好了。
14.撒上葱花香菜，开吃吧。
15.香喷喷的都吃没啦。

中国美食简介

面条

 曾在三毛的《送你一匹马》中，看到这样一句话：
        读书多了，容颜自然改变，许多时候，自己可能以为许多看过的书籍都成了过眼云烟，不复记忆，其实他们仍是潜在的。在气质里，在谈吐上，在胸襟的无涯，当然也可能显露在生活和文字里。

        我来不及认真地年轻，待明白过来时，只能选择认真地老去。
      


Chilling Chinese 

三毛：我笑，便面如春花，定是能感动人的，任他是谁。

Hoc pulcherrimum carmen vobis lego hodie cum prosodia latina. 

Ecce textus:
Cum tu, Lydia, Telephi
cervicem roseam, cerea Telephi
laudas bracchia, vae meum
fervens difficili bile tumet iecur.
tum nec mens mihi nec color
certa sede manet, umor
et in genas furtim labitur, arguens,
quam lentis penitus macerer ignibus.
uror, seu tibi candidos
turparunt umeros inmodicae mero
rixae, sive puer furens
inpressit memorem dente labris notam.
non, si me satis audias,
speres perpetuum dulcia barbare
laedentem oscula, quae Venus
quinta parte sui nectaris imbuit.
felices ter et amplius
quos inrupta tenet copula nec malis
divolsus querimoniis
suprema citius solvet amor die. 

Prosodia carminum poetarum latinorum

Carmen 1, 13 Horatii: "Cum tu Lydia, Telephi"

Escucha los diminutivos mexicanos en el audio y completa las oraciones:

1.	Es cumpleaños de Carlos y le compré un ______.
2.	Ven ______, ven. 
3.	¿no habrá otro ______?
4.	Permíteme ______. 
5.	Es muy talentosa. Nada más necesita un ______.
6.	A ver, dame un ______. Nada más ______, por favor.
7.	Sí, déjeme hacer mis ______.
8.	Aguántame ______aquí.
9.	No me laten estos ______gandayas que se hacen los ______.
10.	El mejor ______es el mañanero, ¿no crees?
11.	Mejor enséñame ese ______tan coqueto que tienes.

Mucho que decir

Diminutivos mexicanos 

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Portuguese Drops 

A raposa e as uvas

In this episode we will talk about 【The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old】, you will learn how to say 【Beijing drifters,extend,high blood pressure】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
每个人多多少少都有一些烦恼，不同年龄的人烦恼的事情可能不太一样。这个采访是从5岁到90岁的人在聊他们人生的难题。今天我们来听听50岁到90岁的烦恼。
50岁：（回答：我什么时候可以退休啊？）那按照那个法定的年龄60岁退休嘛。女同志五十周岁（55岁：听说还要延长退休时间）。我家孩子在外面北漂好几年了，我想让她回来.
60岁：你就让孩子去发展去吧，发展得好就让他在那边混，混不好他自然就回来了。我呀，才60岁，就感觉身体啊跟不上了，以后70可咋办呢？
70岁：到70啊，你就到时候把你的孙子叫过来，这孩子也皮实了，你身体也就好了。难题就是我这个老伴儿呢，怕我这个高血压。菜的里头呢，又少油又少盐又少糖，不好吃。
80岁：难吃啊？难吃上我那吃去。我现在就血压高，就经常得上医院去跑，开药去。我就有一个老同志，我春节的时候去看他，住在医院里的，躺在床上相当可怜。八十多了，好几十（朋友）了。走到尽头了。
90岁：你现在呢就说也不要太难过，你也劝劝他到公园转一转。全是咱们老同志，一块儿聊聊大天。侃侃咱们过去，在一块，年轻的时候。在这方面自己想开点，也就舒畅了。我老伴儿三年前去世了。都这么大岁数了，总得要有一个人先走，但是我也很想念她。说到这儿吧。（5岁：老爷爷，您别难过。老奶奶只是睡着了，您以后碰见她，亲她一口她就醒了）你几岁？你的人生难题是什么呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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法定	/	fǎ dìng	/	statutory
女同志	/	nǚ tóng zhì	/	female (comrade)
周岁	/	zhōu suì	/	one full year of life
延长	/	yán cháng	/	extend
北漂	/	běi piāo	/	Beijing drifters
混	/	hùn	/	get along
咋办	/	zǎ bàn	/	how to do
皮实	/	pí shí	/	sturdy
老伴儿	/	lǎo bàn ér	/	old husband or wife
高血压	/	gāo xuè yā	/	high blood pressure
老同志	/	lǎo tóng zhì	/	old comrade
尽头	/	jìn tóu	/	the end
劝	/	quàn	/	advise,persuade
侃	/	kǎn	/	talk
想开点	/	xiǎng kāi diǎn	/	think positively
舒畅	/	shū chàng	/	free from worry,comfortable